i'll hold on to you 74 - a matter of having faith

[Relaina]

Sa huli, hindi ko rin nagawang kumbinsihin si Brent na sabihin sa akin ang gumugulo sa utak nito. Pero siguro, sapat na sa akin ang itinanong nito sa akin bilang sagot sa tanong ko. Ang consolation ko na lang siguro ay mukhang hindi na masyadong nag-aalala ang lalaking ito.

Wait… Was that supposed to be the term? Hindi lang pag-aalala ang nakikita ko sa mga mata nito. Naroon rin ang takot. Possibly the rare times that I'd ever seen in Brent's eyes. At hindi na ako nagtaka nang maramdaman kong parang piniga ang puso ko nang makita ko ang takot na iyon.

"Ikaw naman ngayon ang hindi nagsasalita. Napapaisip ka na rin ba sa mga sinabi ko sa 'yo?"

Napatingin ako kay Brent nang sabihin nito iyon, dahilan upang bumalik sa realidad ang isip ko. Nginitian ko lang ito, pero alam kong hindi umabot sa mga mata ko ang ngiti kong iyon.

Story Scenario: Hatsue and Ralnor

Hatsue: I don't know why I once believed that I wasn't meant for something great. But this world had shown me so much more of what I'm capable of doing, with or without magic...

Ralnor: I wish I could've seen the same thing as you do in this world where I was born and raised. That way, I would've discovered my real destiny a long time ago, before doing something irreversible...

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At this point of the conversation between Hatsue (Osaki Ichika) and the Cloudbreakers' leader Ralnor (Kizu Takumi), it appeared that the war had escalated in a way that truly forced each of the warriors to realize what exactly was their destiny in order to liberate the entire Cloud Dimension.

Story Scenario: Miho and Zelross

Miho: I can't believe you have that kind of faith in us who wasn't even born and raised in this world that we can be of help to you to end this long war...

Zelross: The determination and faith I saw in your eyes makes me so sure that you can do it and you will let nothing gets in your way of achieving it...

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Forming the Cloudbreakers team was just the first step for the dragon-like director and leader of the agency to put an end to the senseless war that terrorized the dimension for so long. But knowing that the legend of the Daughters of Light has come to life and meeting Miho (Okuyama Kazusa) in the process of finalizing his plan, he knew that having faith after all this time has always been worth it.

Story Scenario: Corym and Hatsue

Hatsue: Nothing is ever going to end if you truly decide to die. Not this war and not even your sufferings all this time...

Corym: For a young girl such as yourself, living is still a far-fetched dream. And yet here you are, fighting for this war for us to truly live...

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For a long time, Corym (Minami Keisuke) was only doing his best to live in order to figure out what really happened to his fallen comrades at the time of the first war. Having a long life since then felt like a curse to him. So the arrival of the Daughters of Light and meeting one of them, who happened to be Hatsue (Osaki Ichika), his perception about life and the way it was supposed to be lived was starting to change before he could even realized it.

Story Scenario: Arun and Miho

Arun: You don't realize how much your presence means to someone like me who was starting to lose hope that this world could even be liberated...

Miho: The most important thing for you to do right now is to protect what's left of the ember of hope still lingering in your heart. Just continue having faith...

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For someone like Arun (Yamazaki Taiki) who grew up seeing nothing but the war that took his father away from him, having hope and faith on the fate of his own world to ever change is something akin to a miracle. But just like what he said to Miho (Okuyama Kazusa), the presence of someone from a legend is enough to lit up the long gone cold flame of hope in his heart that something can still change.

Story Scenario: Horith and Hatsue

Hatsue: For a robot Power Caster, your creator sure have instilled you with the kind of belief that even normal people like me are having a hard time putting in their hearts in the tough times...

Horith: That's because my creator didn't restrict me from realizing what justice is, especially in this war-torn world that us Power Casters here should've been watching over...

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Hatsue (Osaki Ichika) encountered the bull robot Horith while on a mission-like test alone. Well, she didn't mean to be separated with Miho at this point. It was just that someone was truly trying to separate the Daughters of Light from each other. Then again, even while alone, with Horith's guidance and presence, something told her that distance doesn't mean anything to people who truly knew their worth with hearts that believed in each other.

Story Scenario: Raimos and Miho

Miho: We're not suppose to be the one who has to deal with this war at all. And yet you keep on saying that this light we have in us will never choose you at all?

Raimos: That's because the war that you're

witnessing right now is the reason why the hearts and judgment of the Power Casters in this world became clouded, thus blocking what's left of our chances to even be chosen to possess such incredible power in

us...

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The other person that greeted the Daughters of Light on their first arrival in the Cloud Dimension together with Aznos was Raimos (Inaba Yuu) who had been wandering the world to search for the truth about the legend of the Daughters of Light. Logical as she tried to be, Miho (Okuyama Kazusa), at this point, couldn't help questioning the credibility of their presence as the chosen saviors of the Cloud Dimension together with Hatsue. To her surprise, though, the answer she got from one of the Power Casters she encountered turned out to be something that made her start to question her true heritage, as well.

Story Scenario: Aznos and Hatsue

Hatsue: Why do we have to fight like this only to lose more people when we can't even ensure the victory we needed to attain the peace you've always wanted?

Aznos: Now you know the treacherous war that we've endured for so long and the desperate attempts we did just to end all of this. Enough is enough...

***

Aznos (Suzuki Shogo) was one of the two Power Casters who made sure the two Daughters of Light arrived safely at the Cloudbreakers' headquarters. But this point of their conversation appeared to have taken place at the time of their battle when someone close to them or someone they knew was killed. Hatsue (Osaki Ichika), who wasn't used to such violence, couldn't help being emotional at the knowledge of it all.

Story Scenario: Miho and Hatsue

Miho: I'm not like those people who would choose to leave someone behind when something isn't going in their favor. We're the Daughters of Light, remember?

Hatsue: Our duty according to the prophecy isn't something that can be done by one person. We made a promise that we'll help them end this war once and for all...

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Finally! It's time for the two Daughters of Light Miho (Okuyama Kazusa) and Hatsue (Osaki Ichika) to have their scenarios featured. This will be the first of the many. In this case, they appeared to be talking to someone or to each other about their realization when it comes to the war that they didn't really expect to encounter in the Cloud Dimension. They made their choice here, and had done it with such conviction.

【Book Comment】 "The House With A Clock In Its Walls" by John Bellairs

Okay. Maybe I ended up a bit disappointed about the turn out of the story in this book. But hey, I guess I also ended up forgetting this book is a YA story. So sorry for that.

With that in place, let me tell you what I thought about this book after reading it. I actually learned that this book existed after seeing a trailer of the movie version of it. Maybe that's one reason why I expected a lot on the book version. I tried to find a copy of this and luckily, I got to buy a book of it at a cheaper price. But that was a long while ago, before the pandemic started. I also learned that this book is part of a series and now I made it my task to look for physical copies of them.

It wasn't as scary as I initially thought it would, regardless of the ghost thing that appeared in the book. I could relate to it in a way since there was an issue of trying to fit in or have some friends in a new environment and when you thought you did with the help of one person who we wanted to be our true friend, it didn't pan out as we thought it would. Well, the magic thing did filter out who was meant to stay and accept something that was already a part of Lewis' life. Having a weird uncle wasn't easy, but it was beautiful of Lewis to accept the true nature of his uncle. Their neighbor, who happened to have the same given name as mine, made it quite enjoyable for Lewis. At least, that's how it looked like to me.

There were two things that made me a little disappointed about the story, though. One, it's the clock itself. And second, the rather bland ending. I don't know why I fet such disappointment. Or maybe I expected too much?

In any case, that's all I can rake out of from my mind about this book. It's rather cold out here where I live due to storm surge, so it was a little hard for me to concentrate without thinking how cold it is here. Anyway, I'm not sure when would I be able to read the next adventure of Lewis Barnavelt. But I'll post my comment about that as soon as I'm done reading it. Let's make it a habit, shall we?

Something you always think "what if" about.

🔹 What if I was as aggressive as my sister when it comes to what I intend to do?

🔹 What if I was as mature as that of my sister?

🔹 What if I would meet someone that would eventually change my life for the better, no matter how unexpected -- at least career-wise?

🔹 What if I believed in myself more that I can be a successful published author and writer, maybe similar to Cassandra Clare or Rick Riordan?

🔹 What if the stories I wrote and posted online would lead me to something unexpected in the world of writing?

🔹 What if I took the chance to accept that guy's affection, even though I truly had no idea about it at all?

🔹 What if I did intend to become a scriptwriter and an actress, even though it's truly unexpected for me to dream of being the latter one at my age now?

Honestly, I have a lot of "what if's". But for now, these are the main ones that would constantly create a loop in my head.

🌺 Florence Joyce 🌺

【Book Comment】 Mister Monday (Keys To The Kingdom # 1) by Garth Nix

A long, overdue review.

That's all I can tell about this post. I mean, I know I was already done reading this first book at the start of the year ー or maybe even last year. Wait, I still need to recall the exact date. Maybe I'll read back on my journal to do that.

Anyway, so yes, this is seriously a long overdue. So my book comment could be a little vague. Who knows?

I love the adventures that Arthur went through in the House. I mean, they are pretty amazing (not to mention dangerous for his age) for him to go through that and survive, considering his condition. I could clearly see in my head the description of the creatures belonging to that realm. They are scary ー and should I say disgusting? ー so I'm not wondering why they're not in the Human World.

It's the frog (turned out to be the Will) that really gets on my nerves sometimes that at some point, I wanted to throw him and drown him. Suzy's fine by me. I like her, honestly. She was fun. Dusk really came off different to me, even at the start of his appearance. So I wasn't surprised when he did what he did to help Arthur during his fight with Mister Monday.

But the one particular scene that really gets to me was Arthur's encounter with the Old One and hearing that entity's story as to why he was chained there and continued to suffer for a long time. I don't know, but I think that was the best part for me.

Anyway, a lot more can happen as I was only on the first book of the series. I'm not sure when would I be able to read the rest of the books within the series. But I'll make sure to write a review of it (or should I say book comment) as soon as Im done reading.

i'll hold on to you 73 - your safe place

[Relaina]

Hindi ko alam kung dapat ko bang ikainis o ikatuwa ang inaakto ni Kamoteng Brent ngayong araw na ito. Then again, hindi ito ang unang beses na napansin kong may kakaiba sa ikinikilos ng lalaking ito. Mula nang gumaling ako may isang linggo na rin ang nakakaraan, wala na itong ginawa kundi ang araw-araw akong puntahan dito sa bahay namin.

And I have to say, it was a little inconvenient for him. Not to mention, way too distracting for me. Pakisabi nga sa akin. Kailan pa naging charming at appealing sa mga mata ko ang stressed, worried, at slightly overprotective na Brent Allen Montreal, ha?

Lumala na ba ang sitwasyon para sa akin, ha? Did I have the need to be so worried for my heart now? Umabot na ba ako sa puntong iniiwasan ko mula nang magpahayag ang lokong ito ng gusto nitong mangyari raw para sa aming dalawa?

"Laine!"